UNION CITY New police chief to be named on Monday

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Sep 8, 2013 at 11:02 AMSep 8, 2013 at 11:03 AM

By Don Reiddwreid@aol.comUNION CITY — Union City village manager Jim Campfield will recommend on Monday night that the town council name Union City Police Department Lt. Chris Mathis as the new chief Monday night.Union City Police Chief Tom Case retired "sooner than expected" after he fell upon returning from a vacation. Case injured his knee, Campfield said Thursday.Case's retirement and Mathis' likely promotion will open up a position on the village’s four-man police department.Case served the Union City as police chief for 12 years. He came to work in the village after beginning his law enforcement career in Calhoun county.